Death Mask of Napoleon

Provenance

E. (Edward) Blake Blair, Jr. (died 1985), Chicago, before 1985; consigned to Leslie Hindman Auctioneers (withdrawn), 1986; purchased by the Art Institute, 1987.

Death Mask of Napoleon

Francesco Antommarchi

Modeled 1821, cast 1833

Accession Number

69699

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

34.9 × 35.6 × 15.2 cm (13 3/4 × 14 × 6 in.)

Classification

bust/head

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Estate of E. Blake Blair